"Curiosity of the Day" 
Worldwide, women and girls without access to a toilet spend over 97 billion hours a year looking for a place to relieve themselves. In 2019, this was almost twice as much time as all people worldwide spent on Netflix in the entire year (51 billion hours). more
Rest stations for drivers in India 
Amazon’s Ashray project is providing its delivery associates with rest points in India, aiming to set up five pilot centres in the country’s major cities. The inaugural site was opened in Gurugram, Dehli NCR, in late August, while two further ones came on stream this month... more
Fuel for up to 3,000 CNG powered trucks daily
Tourmaline and Clean Energy have opened two new CNG stations in Alberta, Canada. The facility advances the first commercial-grade natural gas fuelling corridor in the western part of the country. The new locations in Calgary and Grande Prairie, along with the Edmonton... more
Mr. Marine welcomes new CEO
Mr. Marine, which specialises in the testing, inspection, and certification of marine elevators, ballast water treatment systems and marine fixed and portable instruments, has appointed Charles Laarhuis as its new chief executive officer, effective 15 October 2024. Succeeding... more
CBP recovers stolen machinery bound for Guinea
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Norfolk, Virginia, successfully seized six pieces of stolen heavy equipment valued at over USD 200,000, initially taken from a rental company in Massachusetts. The equipment, which included a Bobcat skid steer, a Kubota backhoe,... more
Paving the Silk Road
Ten years ago, Bulgaria joined China’s ’One Belt, One Road’ initiative. This hasn’t been manifested, however, in concrete transport infrastructure projects in the Balkan country – unlike in Serbia and Montenegro. ITJ correspondent Frank Stier asked around a little in Sofia,... more
Cargo-Partner: three anniversaries in 2024
The international transport and logistics company Cargo-Partner has achieved significant milestones at several of its branches this year, underpinning the company's consistent growth and success in Hungary, Taiwan, and Serbia. Founded in Austria in 1983, Cargo-Partner, a... more
Zero-emission deliveries in Vienna
The logistics company Dachser is now using only electrically powered vehicles in the centre of Austria’s capital. Three battery-powered trucks - two Fuso and one Qantron - deliver various goods in a defined zone in Vienna's city centre completely emission-free. They are fuelled... more
Cutting GSE carbon emissions by 80% at Paris CDG
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of Sats Group, will achieve an 80% reduction in carbon emissions from its ground support equipment (GSE) at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport by replacing conventional fuel with biofuel. Starting this month, biofuel will power WFS GSE... more
CCM bolsters leadership team
Consolidated Chassis Management (CCM), a USA-based interoperable chassis pool manager, is expanding its leadership team to strategically align with its future growth objectives. Effective immediately, John Furlong joins CCM as senior vice president and chief financial... more